Angelina Jolie steps out with sons amid Pitt drama

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie recently enjoyed a dinner outing with her sons, Knox and Pax, in West Hollywood, showing a close family bond amid renewed attention surrounding her children’s decision to distance themselves from their father, Brad Pitt’s surname.

The 51-year-old actress was spotted smiling as she spent time with Knox, 18, and Pax, 22, on Sunday. The brothers accompanied their mother to a restaurant, with Knox reportedly driving his elder brother to the venue.

Jolie appeared elegant in a white blouse, grey trousers and a brown coat. She kept her look simple with straight hair as the family waited together near the restaurant’s valet area before leaving.

Knox, who has not legally changed his surname, attracted attention for his resemblance to his father. Pax also retained the Pitt surname, despite the growing public interest in the family’s changing relationship with the actor.

The outing came days after Jolie’s daughter Vivienne reportedly became the fourth of the former couple’s six children to drop Pitt from her name. She was previously credited as Vivienne Jolie-Pitt but appeared as Vivienne Jolie in the programme for the Broadway musical The Outsiders, which she worked on alongside her mother.

Jolie and Pitt, once known as one of Hollywood’s most prominent celebrity couples, share six children: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne.

Their relationship deteriorated after their separation in 2016, followed by a lengthy and highly publicised divorce battle. Their divorce was finalised in 2024 after years of legal disputes.

The latest developments involving their children’s surnames have once again drawn attention to the former couple’s strained family relationships.